Window screen



Feb. 7, 1950 w. G. WAYWORTH WINDOW SCREEN Filed Oct. l5, 1945 :inventorW//L TER 6). WHYWORTH.

fd@ f/ Gttorneg Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT ePrice-FfWalter Gr. Wayworth, Hartford, Conn. Application October 13, 1945,Serial No. 622,226

4 Claims. (Cl. 1GO-182) This invention relates to window screens andmore particularly to such screens as are adapted to be detachablymounted to a window frame.

An object of this invention is to provide a full window screen which canbe readily and quickly attached to the window frame, or detached, fromthe inside of the window without requiring attaching operations from theexterior.

A further object of this invention is to provide such la screen havingtwo sections hinged together, one section of which may be attached in aiixed position while the other may be movable upon the rst section topermit opening of the screen when desired.

. A still further objectof provide simple and novel means for attachingthe screen to a window frame from the inside of a building.

A still further object of this invention is to provide such a screenwhich can be neatly folded upon itself for storage or other purposes.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will be more clearlyunderstood from the following description and from the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Fig. l is a rear view of a screen embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged central Vertical sectional view, illustrating awindow frame construction with my improved screen attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is an elevational side View showing my improved screen in foldedposition.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, in vertical section, showing thehinged construction.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the top of the screen frame with thefastening means thereon.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fastening member.

As illustrated in the drawings, my improved screen consists of an upperframe or sash 5 and a lower frame or sash 6 which are hinged together at'l so that the lower frame is supported upon the upper frame whenmounted in a window, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The upper half is provided with a bracket 'i--a which is fastened to theframe 5 and has a handle loop 8 extending downwardly from the frame toprovide a handle by which the screen may be held from the inside while ascrew 9, indicated at I0, is inserted into the window frame to securethe upper screen to the window. The said upper screen is also providedwith a hook Il at each side thereof which engage eyes l2 on the windowframe for retaining the lower part of the upper screen in position.

thisfinventi'on is to 2 The two adjacent portions of the frames may betongued, as atv i3, to'overlap as shown and may be provided with asupporting rod or bar i4 which is hung on the said frame and adapted toengage the outside oi the window for retaining the lower screen in openposition, as indicated by the dotted lines of Fig. 2.

In order to retain the lower screen in closed position, a catch,indicated at l5, or any other suitable device, may be used and av handleI6 may also be provided for pulling the said `lower screen shut.

When it is desire -t'o .secure one of 'my improved screens to a windowframe, the upper andv lower halves may be closed together, as indicatedat Fig. 3, and then passed out through the window and opened at theoutside of the window. The screen is then placed against the windowmouldings l1 and held by the handle 8 while the screw 9 is inserted. Thehooks Il may then be inserted into the eyes l2 and the entire screen isin position Within the window frame. When it is desired to open thelower half of the screen, the same is simply swung outwardly and the barI4 may be used, as clearly shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2, to retainthe screen in open position.

From the above description it will be clearly understood that myinvention provides a novel screen having very desirable advantages inthat it permits easy installation and economy of production, since noframe is used for the two halves of the screens due to the fact thatthey are hinged together and, therefore, the upper half of the screenacts as a support for the lower half without requiring the use of asecondary screen frame.

It will be noted that the screen material is mounted to the framesagainst an indented shoulder to permit the attaching moulding to belevel with outside of frame. so that the moulding will not interferewith the folding of the screen as illustrated in Fig. 3.

My invention is also adapted for use on storm windows where the screenwire, indicated at I8, is simply replaced with glass and otherwiseconstructed and used exactly as above described.

I claim:

l.. For a window, a frame comprising upper and lower sectionspermanently hinged together, the said upper section being provided onthe inner side thereof with fastening means including a bracket formedof an elongated strip and having a perpendicular projection extendinginwardly from said section towards the window and adapted to receive amember therethrough for securing the upper section to the window frame,and a iinger engageable loop depending from said bracket and extendingoutwardly therefrom towards the upper section and underlying the upperend of the upper section, whereby the said window frame may be supportedin position from the in- 5 side of the window while the said fasteningmember is inserted for securing the frame to the window.

2. In a frame for a, window of the character described, the combinationof an upper section 1 and a lower section permanently hinged together,fastening means at the top of said upper section including a memberadapted to be fastened to the inside of said upper section and having aprojection extending perpendicularly therefrom to perl mit securing saidsection to a Window frame with the fastening member disposed between theupper section and the window, a. loop on said fastening means extendingoutwardly of said perpendicular projection and disposed within the uppersection 2 to provide a grasping portion whereby the section may besupported while a fastening member is applied through the saidprojection, means at the lower portion of said upper section forretaining it in position relatively to the window, and a 2 lower sectionpermanently hinged to said upper section.

3. For a frame adapted to be secured to a window, means for securingsaid frame to the window frame from the inside of said window andinclud- 3 ing a fastening member attached to the inside of said frame, aperpendicular projection at one end of said fastening member extendingtowards `the window, and a loop at the opposite end of said memberproviding a'grasping portion and extend- 3 CII ing outwardly relativelyto said window to a vertical plane laterally of said projection topermit holding of said frame in position, with one nger inserted throughsaid loop, While a fastening member is vertically applied through saidprojecting portion for securing the frame to the window frame from aposition inside of said window.

4. For a frame of the character described, a fastening member permittingsaid frame to be supported from the inside of a Window while it issecured to the frame of said window; the said fastening membercomprising an elongated strip of sheet metal having one end thereof bentto extend inwardly from the frame, and the opposite end thereof bentoutwardly of the said strip and provided with a loop which will underliethe upper member of the said frame to permit holding thereof in positionand the use of a tool for operating upon a fastening memberextending'through said projection while mounting the said frame to thewindow frame.

WALTER G. WAYWORTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile ofthis partent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 424,179 Clark Mar. 25, 18901,788,932 Schenke Jan. 13, 1931 1,942,776 Shafer Jan. 9, 1934 2,053,186Frase Sept. 1, 1936 2,344,357 Kilkis Mar. 14, 1944 Certicate ofCorrection Patent No. 2,497,022 February 7, 1950 WALTER G. WVAYWORTH Itis hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification ofthe above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:v

Column 4, lines 1 and 2, for the words vertical plane read position;

and that the `said Letters Patent should be read with this correctiontherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of May, A. D. 1950.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Gommz'asz'oner of Patente.

